Level 02 – Step 10 : Yes–No and Be Questions (Are you ready? Do you like it?)
/Level 02 – Step 10 : Yes–No and Be Questions (Are you ready? Do you like it?)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to ask questions with the verb be and with do.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to ask questions with the verb be and with do.
🐧Igupen: Are these the short questions I hear every day, like “Are you ready?” and “Do you like it?”
/🐧Igupen: Are these the short questions I hear every day, like “Are you ready?” and “Do you like it?”
🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho ho. Yes—these questions help us check facts, feelings, and choices.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho ho. Yes—these questions help us check facts, feelings, and choices.
We will practice making and answering them.
/We will practice making and answering them.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What are yes–no and be questions?
/What are yes–no and be questions?
Yes–no questions ask for a short answer yes or no.
/Yes–no questions ask for a short answer yes or no.
Examples: Are you ready? Do you like it?
/Examples: Are you ready? Do you like it?
Be-verb questions use be am / is / are and the subject follows the verb.
/Be-verb questions use be am / is / are and the subject follows the verb.
Example: Are you ready? Is she happy?
/Example: Are you ready? Is she happy?
Do-questions use do / does + subject + base verb for other verbs.
/Do-questions use do / does + subject + base verb for other verbs.
Example: Do you like apples? Does he play soccer?
/Example: Do you like apples? Does he play soccer?
How to make a question
/How to make a question
Be questions: Verb be + subject + rest?
/Be questions: Verb be + subject + rest?
Example: Are you hungry?
/Example: Are you hungry?
Do questions present simple: Do / Does + subject + base verb + rest?
/Do questions present simple: Do / Does + subject + base verb + rest?
Example: Do you study English?
/Example: Do you study English?
Short answers
/Short answers
For be questions use short answers: Yes, I am. No, she isn’t.
/For be questions use short answers: Yes, I am. No, she isn’t.
For do questions use: Yes, I do. No, he doesn’t.
/For do questions use: Yes, I do. No, he doesn’t.
Using question words add What Where When Why How for more information.
/Using question words add What Where When Why How for more information.
Example: Where do you live? When is the party?
/Example: Where do you live? When is the party?
Politeness
/Politeness
For polite requests use question forms: Could you help me?
/For polite requests use question forms: Could you help me?
This is more polite than “Help me”.
/This is more polite than “Help me”.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
For be-questions put the verb be before the subject and for do-questions put do or does before the subject.
/For be-questions put the verb be before the subject and for do-questions put do or does before the subject.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
Is she my teacher? Be question: Is + subject + rest.
/Is she my teacher? Be question: Is + subject + rest.
Do they play the piano? Do question: Do + subject + base verb.
/Do they play the piano? Do question: Do + subject + base verb.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 Are you ready?
/No.01 Are you ready?
No.02 Is he your brother?
/No.02 Is he your brother?
No.03 Are they in the classroom?
/No.03 Are they in the classroom?
No.04 Do you like pizza?
/No.04 Do you like pizza?
No.05 Does she like cats?
/No.05 Does she like cats?
No.06 Do we have a test today?
/No.06 Do we have a test today?
No.07 Is it cold outside?
/No.07 Is it cold outside?
No.08 Do you want some water?
/No.08 Do you want some water?
No.09 Does he play soccer?
/No.09 Does he play soccer?
No.10 Are you happy?
/No.10 Are you happy?
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Make a be-question: you / ready
/Q1: Make a be-question: you / ready
Q2: Make a do-question: you / like / apples
/Q2: Make a do-question: you / like / apples
Q3: Choose correct question: A) Is he plays soccer? B) Does he play soccer?
/Q3: Choose correct question: A) Is he plays soccer? B) Does he play soccer?
Q4: Short answer Yes or No: Are you hungry? answer with a short answer Yes I ___.
/Q4: Short answer Yes or No: Are you hungry? answer with a short answer Yes I ___.
Q5: Make a question about location: she / in the park
/Q5: Make a question about location: she / in the park
Q6: Change to a question: They have a dog use do does
/Q6: Change to a question: They have a dog use do does
Q7: Choose the correct short answer: Q Does she speak English? A Yes she do B Yes she does
/Q7: Choose the correct short answer: Q Does she speak English? A Yes she do B Yes she does
Q8: Make a question with When: you / start / school
/Q8: Make a question with When: you / start / school
Q9: Make a negative short answer: Q Do you play the guitar? No I ___
/Q9: Make a negative short answer: Q Do you play the guitar? No I ___
Q10: Make a polite question: you / help / me
/Q10: Make a polite question: you / help / me
Answers
/Answers
A1: Are you ready?
/A1: Are you ready?
A2: Do you like apples?
/A2: Do you like apples?
A3: B is correct Does he play soccer?
/A3: B is correct Does he play soccer?
A4: Yes I am.
/A4: Yes I am.
A5: Is she in the park?
/A5: Is she in the park?
A6: Do they have a dog?
/A6: Do they have a dog?
A7: B is correct Yes she does
/A7: B is correct Yes she does
A8: When do you start school?
/A8: When do you start school?
A9: No I don’t.
/A9: No I don’t.
A10: Could you help me?
/A10: Could you help me?
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Great work today.
/🦉Professor Owl: Great work today.
Remember the two patterns put be before the subject for be-questions and put do does before the subject for do-questions in present simple.
/Remember the two patterns put be before the subject for be-questions and put do does before the subject for do-questions in present simple.
Practice asking short questions and giving short answers.
/Practice asking short questions and giving short answers.
🐧Igupen: I will ask my friends questions and listen carefully to their answers!
/🐧Igupen: I will ask my friends questions and listen carefully to their answers!
Keep practicing these question forms every day—you will soon ask and answer with confidence.
/Keep practicing these question forms every day—you will soon ask and answer with confidence.
